Study calls for legal reform on ‘hidden crime’ few male victims will talk about
A call for a change in the law to class men, forced to have sex with women, as rape victims ...
Tag: Violence/Criminals
DARPA grants ASU $38.8 million to create epigenetic tool for fight against WMD
Credit: Graphic by Shireen Dooling for the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University Arizona State University announced today that it ...
Gun ownership linked to greater incidence of domestic homicides
A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine demonstrates that firearm ownership significantly increases the risk of intimate ...
Study: Brain injury common in domestic violence
Advocates say lasting 'invisible' injuries often go unrecognized COLUMBUS, Ohio - Domestic violence survivors commonly suffer repeated blows to the ...
Rethink environmental regulations in Africa, study urges
Credit: McKenzie Johnson, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Conflict over resource extraction is rampant in sub-Saharan Africa, with small-scale ...
Lessons from Columbine: New technology provides insight during active shooter situations
Credit: Eric Dietz/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Run, hide, fight. It has become a mantra for how to act ...
Bystanders will intervene to help victims of aggressive public disputes
Third-party conflict resolution is a human universal; similar results across three different countriesCredit: Lancaster University Bystanders will intervene in nine-out-of-ten ...
Family and community central to recovery among Sierra Leone’s former child soldiers
15-year study the first to follow male and female child soldiers into adulthoodCredit: Chris Soldt, Boston College Chestnut Hill, Mass. ...
Handgun licensing more effective at reducing gun deaths than background checks alone
New Johns Hopkins white paper and infographic explain that how the background check is carried out is key to reducing ...
Three parent factors that heighten the prevalence of childhood physical abuse: New study
The connection between abuse and addiction, intimate partner violence and mental illness Adults who had parents who struggled with addiction, ...
To protect kids and teens from firearm harm, answer these question first, experts
As interest grows in addressing the second leading cause of death for young people, researchers list the most urgent priorities ...
Survey: Majority of current gun owners support the sale of personalized guns
Despite support for the technology, current gun owners are not likely to purchase these guns themselves if they were available ...
New clinical guide helps physicians identify risk, talk with patients about firearm safety and injury
New clinical guide helps physicians identify risk, talk with patients about firearm safety and injuries. Clinicians often feel that they ...
Teens at greater risk of violence, injury during sexual assaults than previously thought
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A recent study of the forensic evidence in 563 sexual assault ...